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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Dan Snyder announced the creation of a foundation to assist American Indian tribes on Monday. (Evan Vucci/AP)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Opposition to the Washington Redskins' nickname has gained increased\u00A0traction as more\u00A0public figures endorse the growing sentiment\u00A0that the name \"Redskins\" is racially insensitive and needs to be changed. Earlier this week, Redskins owner Dan Snyder launched the\u00A0Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation, a charitable effort\u00A0that\u00A0has been denounced by opponents of the name as\u00A0nothing more than a publicity stunt to diffuse the criticism directed Snyder's way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Snyder may have been hoping the foundation would direct attention elsewhere, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid\u00A0became the latest Washington politician with a captive audience to apply pressure, calling the gesture \u201Ca phony deal, like everything [owner Daniel Snyder has] done\u201D and predicting\u00A0the Redskins will change their name within the next three years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BURKE, FARRAR:\u00A0Trades that should happen this offseason&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CDan Snyder, he\u2019s got a great new deal,\u201D Reid told the\u00A0&lt;em&gt;Washington\u00A0&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Post&lt;/em&gt;. \u201CHe\u2019s going to throw a few blankets to the Indians and\u00A0get a tax deduction for it. I can\u2019t imagine why the man doesn\u2019t realize that the name is going to change. It\u2019s only a question of when it\u2019s going to change. That\u2019s the only question.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CAnd Snyder has to realize, he is on the losing side of history. And the sooner he does it, the better off we are. The Wizards, you know, they were the Washington Bullets. With all the killing that took place, the murders in Washington, Abe Pollin -- a very nice man -- decided \u2018I don\u2019t need any of this.\u2019 So they changed it to the Washington Wizards. We\u2019re all used to the Washington Wizards. And I don\u2019t know what [the Redskins will] change the name to, but we\u2019ll get used to it really quick.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reid's points reflect an opinion that has gained strength in recent years, but the support for the name within\u00A0a large portion\u00A0of the fan base makes it hard for any change to come so quickly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If a name change were to take place, it likely would not happen over the course of a few years, and the debate would still rage on as to whether the franchise and NFL made the right move.\n&lt;strong&gt;Ravens RB Ray Rice indicted on aggravated assault charges&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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